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Show New York for money to move crops, and from what I saw I believe that this practice of drawing; 9a New York, as It is called, will be an uncommon occurrence occur-rence in the future. The Western bank-era bank-era have their own money to lend to their own people, unless money should ret so high In Wall street as to make It profitable to send it East. From all Indications I can see a full year of prosperity pros-perity ahead for the West." , Impressed 67 World' Fair. ? ( j Mr. Gould referred to the St. Louis exposition In very enthusiastic terms, lie visited the grounds twice and was very much impressed with what' he saw. "I think it will be the finest fair ever held.'1; he said. - "Two things ,in connection with the fair need to be brought to the attention of the people of St. Louis. One is that the city has not awakened to the great need of adequate ade-quate hotel facilities. Another important import-ant thing is the lack of adequate transportation trans-portation facilities to and from the fair grounds. St. Louis seems to have done absolutely nothing In this matter." KaUixadWijiniic Declares ! the " Crop Outl::i Is - Gc:3 anl :r.I::ey Con-dittos Con-dittos Flcurlstln?. , LAKEWOOD. n! J., April 13. After a careful survey of conditions in the "West, George J. Gould, .who has returned re-turned from a trip over the Missouri Pacific and Wabash lines, Is convinced that the present era of prosperity which the West is enjoying will continue for at least another year. "In all my experience In the West," Mr. Gould said, "I have never seen wheat look as well as It does today. It is a bit too early to speak of corn or cotton, but as the soil Is thoroughly water-soaked ; these crops ' ought to thrive amazingly. The railroads won't have any trouble In moving the great wheat crop, but I think we will all be short of cars in the fall if there is a big corn crop. !'The physical condition of the Western West-ern roads was never better than It is now. No Shortage of Money. .. ' "I heard no talk of money shortage while I was in the West. The banks are holding their own balances In their vaults, and they won't have to draw on |